castor
Plural: castors
Noun
- An alternative spelling for caster, a small swiveling wheel.
- a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
- a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
- a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable
- a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
- type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
- A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
- A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
- Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.
- A variety of petalite found in Elba.
- Alternative spelling of caster, especially in its senses
- A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
- Alternative spelling of caster, especially in its senses
- A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
Examples
- The CASTOR of a Scrabble tile bag holds many potential winning words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French castor, from Old French castor (“beaver”), from Latin castor (“beaver”), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr), from Doric Greek κάστον (káston, “wood”).
Scrabble Score: 8
castor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcastor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
castor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
castor: valid Words With Friends Word